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Association of IL-1beta gene polymorphism with cachexia from locally advanced gastric cancer.
BMC cancer - 14 Mar 2007
Zhang Dianliang, Zheng Hongmei, Zhou Yanbing, Tang Xingming, Yu Baojun, Li Jieshou
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: IL-1beta has been implicated in inflammatory episode. In view of the inflammatory nature of cancer cachexia, we determined the predictive value of IL-1B-31 T/C, -511 C/T, +3954 C/T and IL-1RN VNTR gene polymorphisms on the occurrence of cachexia associated with locally advanced gastri...
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